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Castle Rock Hump

41.75°N · 124.26°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area NorthernLingcod · Open

Castle Rock Hump Fishing Forecast

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Lingcod fishing at Castle Rock Hump looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Castle Rock Hump from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Lingcod. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.

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Best score for the day · 12 PM
87/100
GOOD

Now 86 · 11 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-7 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Northern · Lingcod openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 22"

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
86
Good
Tide
3.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
3 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
3 ft @ 6 s NW
Air temp
50°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 86 Good. Tide 3.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.5kn Flood. Wind 3kn E G3. Sea 3 ft @ 6 s NW Lumpy. Air 50.2°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Lingcod
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 22"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open all depths Apr 1–Dec 31. Daily bag limit 2 fish per person. Minimum size 22 inches total length (22 × 2.54 = 55.9 cm). Filleting aboard vessel: minimum 14 inches in length with entire skin attached. §28.27. Shore-based anglers and divers exempt from season restrictions.
Season
Apr 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Rockfish (Aggregate) Retention openHalibut Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedBlue Shark Retention openCabezon Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Northern · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Lingcod is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Lingcod
~8 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
15-41 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About Castle Rock Hump

Castle Rock Hump is an outer-exposed rocky pinnacle off Crescent City, rising through water 15 to 40 feet deep. The structure holds lingcod, which peak from February through March and again from August through October, alongside aggregate rockfish that concentrate here from May through September. Chinook salmon move through the area from April into September, adding a seasonal surface fishery over the same ground. Anglers work the pinnacle for lingcod by jigging metal jigs and swimbaits or dropping live rockfish and squid, while rockfish come off the rock on bottom-fished shrimp flies, squid strips, and metal jigs. Chinook are targeted by trolling anchovies, herring, and spoons across the exposed edges of the structure.

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